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citizen journalism

British  

noun

  1. the involvement of non-professionals in reporting news, especially in blogs and other websites

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Musk has called himself a “free-speech absolutist” and said that wider verifications would help the cause of citizen journalism.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

The ousted Project Veritas leader said his new enterprise will focus on citizen journalism and solicited allies in that fight.

From Washington Times • Mar. 15, 2023

As a result, citizen journalism and posting videos of protests on social media are key to getting the news out.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022

“Even in the age of citizen journalism and participatory journalism — and no doubt there have been some valuable contributions from some citizen journalists — there has to be some limit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2021

He said he has written 7,000 words of an article about a pro-government militia in northern Myanmar, which he plans to send to Bellingcat, an open-source citizen journalism site, when it’s finished.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2018

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